The department initially started in September 2008 with the admission of graduate student majoring in Rural Development, followed by admitting undergraduate students majoring in Agricultural Economics in September 2013.
The department has five faculty members in the field of Economics and one member in the field of Agriculture Education and Extension.
Agriculture has a high share in contributing to our GNP. Guilan, as one of the agricultural-based states and with having the largest paddy lands and tea plantations in Iran, plays a major role in country's economic development. One of the key factors in achieving this development is human capital. Human capital (specialized labor force) certainly needs colleges and departments for training. Therefore, the main department strategy is to accept bachelor, master and, hopefully, PhD students in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development as for now and near future.
Department's Educational Major Activities
- Holding educational-applied workshops for governmental organizations' staff (employees).
- Holding applied-specialized workshops for undergraduate and graduate students
Department's Educational Major Activities
- Holding educational-applied workshops for governmental organizations' staff (employee).
- Holding applied-specialized workshops for undergraduate and graduate students.
- Conducting national research pro-jects for Guilan's strategic agricultural products (rice, tea, fisheries, etc.).
- Writing, completion and translating textbooks in Economics and Agricultural Economics.
- Cooperation in establishing macro development plans for Guilan Province in the area of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.
- Having common research programs with national research centers.
- Scientific cooperation with more than 30 valid national and international journals in the area of Economics, Rural-Agriculture Development, Agricultural Education and Extension.
Department Future Perspectives
- Cooperation with international research centers in the area of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.
- Establishing scientific – research journal in the Agribusiness fields.
- Having dynamic cooperation with worlds major Agricultural Economics departments especially CIS countries.
- Being a member of the board in dictions making and programs on major economic-development pro-jects at state and national levels.
- Developing graduate programs in Agricultural Economics and Agri-business management.
Head of the Department | |
 | Siavash Mostafazadeh Lecturer of Agricultural Economics |
| Programs offered | |||
| Agricultural Economics | BSc. | ||
| Rural Development | MSc. | ||
Faculty Members | |||
 | Zahra Amiri Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics- Agricultural Policy and Development Email: amiri_zahra@guilan.ac.ir | ||
 | Mohammad Hossien Menhaj Assistant Professor of Economics- Environmental Economics Email: mmenhaj@guilan.ac.ir | ||
 | Mohammad Karim Motamed Associate Professor of Agricultural Education and Extension Email: motamed@guilan.ac.ir | ||
 | Mohammad Kavoosi Kalashami Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics- Natural Resource Economics Email: mkavoosi@guilan.ac.ir | ||
 | Reza Esfanjari Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics- Farm Management and production Email: esfanjari@guilan.ac.ir | ||
| | Siyavash Mostafazadeh Lecturer of Agricultural Economics Email: siavashmostafazadeh@yahoo.com | ||
